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Pain is inevitable, suffering is not.


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The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are.

The process of becoming who you will be begins first with the total acceptance of who you are.



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Whatever attitudes we habitually use toward ourselves, we will use on others, and whatever attitudes we habitually use toward others, we will use on ourselves.



When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.

When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.



You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.

You can learn not to want what you want, to recognize desires but not be controlled by them.



Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior.

Watch the functioning of your own mind in a calm and detached manner so you can gain insight into your own behavior.



No matter how hard you pursue pleasure and success, there are times when you fail. No matter how fast you flee, there are times when pain catches up with you.

No matter how hard you pursue pleasure and success, there are times when you fail. No matter how fast you flee, there are times when pain catches up with you.



The purpose of meditation is personal transformation.

The purpose of meditation is personal transformation.



The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.

The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.



Meditation changes your character.

Meditation changes your character.



We have to learn to be kind to ourselves. In the long run avoiding unpleasantness is a very unkind thing to do to yourself.

We have to learn to be kind to ourselves. In the long run avoiding unpleasantness is a very unkind thing to do to yourself.





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